Steve Hurst
About Steve Hurst
Steve Hurst is the Director of Development and Research at Instem and has extensive experience in software development, currently working at bet365 and Eze Talk Ltd.
Current Roles and Responsibilities
Steve Hurst is currently serving as a Director of Development and Research at Instem, where he started in 2003. In addition, he is a Sports Backoffice Developer at bet365 since 2019, and a Software Developer at Eze Talk Ltd since 2017. He is based in Stone and Staffordshire in the United Kingdom.
Professional Experience and Expertise
Steve Hurst has developed significant expertise in application development. He is proficient with Akka, a toolkit designed for building highly concurrent, distributed, and resilient message-driven applications. Furthermore, he utilizes MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) architecture to effectively separate graphical user interface development from business logic. His professional toolkit also includes Xunit, an open-source unit testing tool for the .NET framework.
Educational Background
Steve Hurst received his Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and Computer Science from the University of Liverpool, graduating in 1984. His educational background has provided a solid foundation for his diverse roles in software development and research.
Interests in Emerging Technologies
Steve Hurst keeps up with emerging technologies and has growing interests in platforms such as Angular and Xamarin. Angular is a platform for building mobile and desktop web applications, while Xamarin is used for creating cross-platform mobile applications using .NET and C#.